Chapter 13 Organometallic Chemistry

13-1 Historical Background

13-2 Organic Ligands and Nomenclature
13-3 The 18-Electron Rule
13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry
13-5 Bonding Btween Metal Atoms and Organic Systems
13-6 Complexes Containing M-C, M=C, and MC Bonds
13-7 Spectral Analysis and Characterization of
Organometallic Complexes

Inorganic Chemistry Third Ed. Gary L. Miessler, Donald A. Tarr, 2004, Pearson Prentice Hall
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13-1 Historical Background

Sandwich compounds

Cluster compounds

13-1 Historical Background

Other examples of organometallic compounds

13-1 Historical Background

Organometallic Compound
Organometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds
containing bonds between carbon and a metal.
Organometallic chemistry combines aspects of inorganic
chemistry and organic chemistry.
Organometallic compounds find practical use in stoichiometric
and catalytically active compounds.
Electron counting is key in understanding organometallic
chemistry. The 18-electron rule is helpful in predicting the
stabilities of organometallic compounds. Organometallic
compounds which have 18 electrons (filled s, p, and d orbitals)
are relatively stable. This suggests the compound is isolable, but
it can result in the compound being inert.

13-1 Historical Background

In attempt to synthesize fulvalene
Produced an orange solid (ferrocene)

Discovery of ferrocene began the era of modern organometallic

chemistry.

Staggered rings

Eclipsed rings

Skew rings

13-2 Organic Ligands and Nomenclature

Write hydrocarbon ligands before the metal.

superscript
Bridging ligand -
Subscript indicating the number of metal atoms bridged.

13-2 Organic Ligands and Nomenclature

13-3 The 18-Electron Rule

; counting electrons
In main group chemistry, the octet rule

Donor Pair method

Neutral Ligand method

13-3 The 18-Electron Rule

; counting electrons
M-M single bond counts as one electron per metal

13-3 The 18-Electron Rule

; why 18 electrons?
s2p6 vs s2p6d10
Have to consider
types of ligand

Strong donor
ability of CO
Strong acceptor
ability of CO
Good for 18electron rule

13-3 The 18-Electron Rule

; why 18 electrons?
[Zn(en)3]2+ ; ?? Electron species
good -donor
bad -acceptor
eg orbitals are not sufficiently
antibonding

TiF62- ; ?? Electron species

-donor
-donor
What happen?

Ligand field theory;

Pi-Bonding

metal-to-ligand bonding
or back-bonding
-Increase stability
-Low-spin configuration
-Result of transfer of
negative charge away from
the metal ion
Ligand-to metal bonding
-decrease stability
-high-spin configuration

13-3 The 18-Electron Rule

; square-planar complexes

16 electron complexes
might be stable

Square-planar
complexes have
important catalytic
behavior

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; carbonyl (CO) complexes

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; carbonyl (CO) complexes

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; carbonyl (CO) complexes
Experimental evidence
Free CO vs M-CO
Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography
Free CO has a C-O stretch at 2143 cm-1
Cr(CO)6 has a C-O stretch at 2000 cm-1
C-O distance 112.8 pm
Metal complexes 115 pm

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; carbonyl (CO) complexes
In general, the more negative the charge on the
organometallic species, the greater the tendency of
the metal to donate electrons to the * orbitals of CO
and the lower the energy of the C-O stretching
vibrations.

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; bridging modes of CO

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; bridging modes of CO
Terminal and bridging carbonyl ligands can be
considered 2-electron donors.

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; bridging modes of CO

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; binary carbonyl complexes

17-e- too small to permit a

seventh coordination site

Binary carbonyl complexes

More detail
analysis is
necessary

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; binary carbonyl complexes
Synthesis of binary carbonyl complexes
1. Direct reaction of a transition metal and CO

2. Reductive carbonylations

3. Thermal or photochemical reaction

Exchange reaction

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; oxygen-bonded cabonyls

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands similar to CO
CS, CSe
Similar to CO in their bonding modes
In terminal or bridging
CS usually functions as a stronger donor and acceptor
than CO
isoelectronic; CN- and N2
CN- is a stronger donor and a somewhat weaker
acceptor than CO
CN- bonds readily tp metals having higher oxidation states
N2 is a weaker donor and acceptor than CO
Nitrogen fixation

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands similar to CO; NO complexes

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; hydride and dihydrogen complexes
Hydride complexes
Organic synthesis,
catalytic reaction

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; hydride and dihydrogen complexes
Dihydrogen complexes
Organic synthesis,
catalytic reaction

Distance of H-H
the metal is electron rich and donate
strongly to the * of H2 ???
with CO and NO ???

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands having extended systems
bonding within the ligands themselveslinear systems

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands having extended systems

bonding within the ligands themselveslinear systems

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands having extended systems
bonding within the ligands themselvescyclic systems

13-4 Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry

; ligands having extended systems
bonding within the ligands themselvescyclic systems